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32. Spot on.

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Sun Oct 26, 2025, 03:16 PM

Oct 26

Both voter suppression and the effects of the right wing propaganda machine are greatly underestimated by most.

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If Trump could run again, he'd be re-elected for the pure entertainment value. [View all] LAS14 Oct 25 OP

No. mr715 Oct 25 #1

I refused to believe it in 2024, RandomNumbers Oct 25 #13

I'm with you. Aristus Oct 25 #15

With you yankee87 Oct 26 #33

Being 70, I noticed a change when Reagan and Gingrich took over. kerry-is-my-prez Oct 27 #56

He wasn't elected by a majority of the electorate either time Fiendish Thingy Oct 25 #2

...along with a significant portion who whathehell Oct 25 #4

Yup. Fiendish Thingy Oct 25 #5

Correct. n/t. whathehell Oct 25 #7

That's the infuriating thing about the mandate he claims. Frasier Balzov Oct 26 #31

Is is sad, it is scary, it is White America. walkingman Oct 25 #3

Oh please.. whathehell Oct 25 #6

No offense intended. I'm white but I accept the fact that in '24 about 80% of GOP voters are white. walkingman Oct 25 #9

"Oh please," indeed Stacey Grove Oct 27 #39

Lol...So "white people" are a monolithic group? whathehell Oct 27 #47

For the purposes and context of this interaction and for the damage they cause? Stacey Grove Oct 27 #48

No, a premise so patently false.. whathehell Oct 27 #49

You won't win this Keepthesoulalive Oct 27 #57

Beyond the fact that "the purposes and context whathehell Oct 28 #58

Old, White, evangelical protestant, rural, poorly educated markodochartaigh Oct 25 #10

Stop with the generalizations. nt LAS14 Oct 26 #19

"Stop with the generalizations" BannonsLiver Oct 26 #21

If you replace stupid with ignorant is that more palatable? Because you have to have walkingman Oct 26 #22

I'm not interested in palatable. BannonsLiver Oct 26 #23

That's not labeling an identifiable group. nt LAS14 Oct 27 #35

Moving the goalposts is so.... fetch. nt Torchlight Oct 27 #53

Well one third of the electorate didn't even bother to vote. markodochartaigh Oct 25 #8

Spot on. thought crime Oct 26 #32

How much longer is this going to be allowed? Prairie Gates Oct 25 #11

I don't find anything at all "entertaining" about him. LoisB Oct 25 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Oct 25 #14

You are right. LoisB Oct 25 #17

"Entertaining" in the way people can't help but looking at serious traffic accidents or other tragedies.. sop Oct 26 #29

Exactly. nt LAS14 Oct 27 #36

Only a sick fuck would find accidents or tragedies "entertaining." Stacey Grove Oct 27 #40

'I don't find anything at all "entertaining" about him.' J_William_Ryan Oct 25 #16

I believe that even a significant percentage of MAGGOTS are now less 'entertained', Jack Valentino Oct 25 #18

Maybe...maybe not... LudwigPastorius Oct 26 #20

His disapproval rating is 60% iemanja Oct 26 #24

Honesly, I'm sick of the blaming of voters for Democratic electoral woes biocube Oct 26 #25

Trump didn't have to "catch up", he has been a lying grifter his entire life. He has failed at everything walkingman Oct 26 #34

He wasn't elected in 2024, he was installed...imho wcmagumba Oct 26 #26

MAGA Family yankee87 Oct 26 #27

He may yet try to make himself president for life. n/t CMell Oct 26 #28

Considering the intellictual proficiency of half the electtorate....... Ping Tung Oct 26 #30

Of course that isn't quite true. 1/4 of the rest of them are stupider, and 1/4 of them are smarter. Groundhawg Oct 27 #54

Your idea of what is entertaining and mine ornotna Oct 27 #37

Why would your read my post as if I think Trump is entertaining????? nt LAS14 Oct 27 #41

I read them as they're written. ornotna Oct 27 #44

You don't seem to. Read the content, not just the subject. nt LAS14 Oct 27 #45

I'm not entertained by horror shows. John Farmer Oct 27 #38

Sounds serious Torchlight Oct 27 #42

To those of you who seem to think that I find Trump entertaining. LAS14 Oct 27 #43

Would that be for the 'pure' entertainment value of . . . peggysue2 Oct 27 #46

This is literally what happens when propaganda is viewed as entertainment. Initech Oct 27 #50

Right Americans think it is an entertaining reality show. Irish_Dem Oct 27 #51

Trump does not rule out seeking third term - but says he will not use VP loophole (BBC) CMell Oct 27 #52

I certainly do NOT find Trump to be entertaining. Not one bit! riversedge Oct 27 #55